diff --git a/zshrc b/zshrc
index 9ada11a..61e24c1 100644
--- a/zshrc
+++ b/zshrc
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ if [[ ! -o interactive ]]; then
   return
 fi
 
+# Timeout, in hundredths of seconds, when reading bound multi-character
+# sequences (default is 0.4 sec.)
+KEYTIMEOUT=1
+
 # List of non-alphanumeric characters considered part of a word
 export WORDCHARS='*?_-.[]~=&;!#$%^(){}<>'